Website: Tinyurl.com/ MACURH2014.com Dates: October 31st-‐November 2nd, 2014 Contact Info: MACURH2014atku@gmail. com
The MACURH 2014 Conference Staff and the University of Kansas can’t wait to welcome you to Lawrence, where we will piece together the bigger picture!
In less than 2 months, the MACURH 2014 conference staff will welcome delegates from across the Midwest to The University of Kansas for a weekend filled with programming, networking, and new ideas. We are so excited to welcome you all here!
Registration Information Registration for MACURH 2014 goes live on September 1st at midnight! Below is some important information concerning the registration process. For any questions, please email our registration chair, Katie, at register.macurh2014atku@gmail.com.
Registration Timeline Registration Opens: September 1st @ 12:00am Registration Closes: October 10th @ 11:59pm Late Registration Close: October 17th @ 11:59pm Last Day for Conference Drops: October 17th @ 11:59pm Last Day for Delegate Swaps: October 24th @ 11:59pm Each school sending delegates must complete: • School Registration Form Each delegate must complete: • Individual Delegate Registration Form • Liability and Alcohol & Drug Wavier Form
All registration forms, except the Liability and Alcohol & Drug Wavier Form can be completed online. To ensure authenticity, all Liability and Alcohol & Drug waiver forms must be downloaded, printed, and turned in during the check-‐in process. Once invoices have been sent and received, payment can be turned in during the check in process or mailed to: MACURH 2014 Conference C/o Kari Stone-‐Sewalish 1632 Engel Road Lawrence, KS 66045
All checks should be made out to: "The University of Kansas" and include "MACURH 2014 Conference-‐(insert school name)" in the memo line. Example: Payable line: The University of Kansas Memo line: MACURH 2014 Conference-‐ Webster University
All forms will be available on the MACURH 2014 website, under the registration tab.
Want Puzzle Points for Registering? 10 points for registering your school early (September 1st-‐ October 1st) 5 points for completing your schools registration on time (by October 17th)
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Programming Information As the fall semester commences and students, new and old, return to campus, a world of new possibilities and opportunities await them; opportunities that create pieces to the puzzle that becomes the college experience. Programming at MACURH 2014 is designed to create meaningful experiences and opportunities for students to enhance the college experience. As such, the information below is meant to serve as the directions needed to piece together meaningful programs
Programming Tracks 1. Finding Your Missing Piece: How to Release your Inner Leader (Leadership) These programs are centered on becoming the best leader you can be or refining the leadership skills you already have. Leadership on a college campus can take on many different forms – from being a leader in a residence hall, to a club, and organization, in the classroom, etc. Therefore, programs submitted to this topic should center on building, maintaining, and refining leadership skills.
2. Fitting the Pieces of our Diverse World into One Campus (Diversity) College campuses are great places to find all types of diversity; and this diversity must be celebrated and cultivated. These programs will do just that – promote the aspects of a diverse campus. Examples of programs could include cultural festivals, holiday celebrations, ethnic dinners, etc. The goal of these programs is to create a campus that not only has diversity, but has individuals that truly appreciates its rich diversity.
3. Putting Together the Jigsaw of a Successful Community (Community Development) A community is a difficult entity to create and it takes a multitude of different pieces, coming together perfectly, in order to create a successful and thriving community. These programs will center on creating and maintaining a community environment, as well as problem soling when communities begin to face problems. Programs for community building in the residence halls would be included under this topic.
4. Brain Teaser (Academic Achievement) Learning in the classroom is the only one means of gaining success in the world of academics. Programs in this topic can cover anything outside of the classroom, such as study nights in the residence halls, writing center workshops, study reward programs, etc. The goal of these programs is to create truly passionate students, who will be leaders at their universities both inside and outside the classroom. 5. Seeing the Bigger Picture (MACURH-‐U) MACURH-‐U programs are designed to educate the delegates, both first time and returning, about the MACURH region and their positions on the regional and national levels. These program sessions will take place Friday evening, so delegates will have an opportunity to learn about the conference and implement their knowledge over the remainder of the conference weekend. 6. The Builders Behind the Puzzles (Advisor Programming) There will be ART (Advisor Resource Training) sessions presented during delegate programming sessions. If you have any questions about or want to present ART at MACURH 2014, please contact the MACURH Regional Advisor, Jen Kacere at ma_advisor@nacurh.org. 7. More Puzzles (Passive Programming) Is there something you would like to present but it doesn’t fit into any of the above topics? Do you not have time to present? Do you just really like to make displays? Submitting a display for passive programming is the way to not only present a program without actually presenting, but is also your chance to earn spirit points for your school. The submission process is the same as the active programs. The only difference is that these programs will be put on display throughout the course of the conference for delegates to read and observe, rather than be presented. 8. Pieces of the RHA (PCC Programming) This new programming track is designed to get all of the PCCs prepared for the upcoming year. Programs submitted to this category are designed to help PCCs, but are also useful for any and all delegates looking to be more involved in programming at their institutions.
Program Registration Timeline Program Registration Opens: September 1st @ 12:00am Program Registration Closes: October 8th @ 11:59pm Program Notification: October 17th Program Acceptance: October 22nd @ 11:59pm
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Delegation Information Delegation Cap Each school is limited to 10 delegates, one of which must be an advisor. Bidding schools may bring an additional 10 delegates and 1 additional advisor (20 people max). If you would like to bring more than the allotted number of delegates and/or advisors, additional delegates can be registered as alternates. If we do not reach capacity, alternates will be accepted on a first registered, first accepted basis.
We can’t wait to Piece Together the Bigger Picture with you at MACURH 2014 at KU!